27/10/2025
Hidden in His Mercy Until the Storm Has Passed”
Scripture Reading: Job 14:13
📖 “If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed!”
Life often brings storms that make us cry out like Job — moments when pain, loss, or confusion make us wonder where God is. Job’s words here are not of rebellion, but of deep longing for refuge — for a place to rest while God’s purposes unfold.
This verse reveals not just Job’s sorrow, but also his trust — his belief that even if he doesn’t understand the pain, God’s anger, judgment, and storms are temporary, while His mercy and purpose are eternal.
1️⃣ Job’s Cry: A Desire to Be Hidden
Job was overwhelmed. He had lost everything — his health, his family, his wealth, and his peace. In his grief, he said, “If only You would hide me in the grave.”
This was not a wish to escape life forever, but to pause within God’s protection until the pain and judgment were over.
👉 Lesson: Sometimes our greatest prayer is not for the storm to stop, but to be sheltered until it passes.
⏮️Just like Noah was hidden in the ark, Job wished to be hidden in God’s hands — where no pain or wrath could touch him.
2️⃣ God’s Wrath Is Temporary, But His Mercy Is Eternal
Job understood something profound — that God’s anger does not last forever. Psalm 30:5 echoes this truth:
❤️ “His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime.”
God’s discipline is not destruction; it’s refinement.
Just as gold is purified by fire, we are purified by trials. Job wanted to wait until the refining fire was done — until God’s mercy once again shone upon him.
👉 Lesson: When we face trials, let’s remember that the storm has an expiration date, but God’s mercy never runs out
3️⃣ The Grave as a Place of Rest, Not Fear
Job’s plea to be hidden in the grave reflects faith in a resting place, not a final defeat.
He believed in a God who would one day call him out of the grave.
Later, Job would declare (Job 19:25):
📖> “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth.”
Even in despair, Job’s faith looked beyond the grave, beyond the wrath, beyond the suffering — to resurrection hope.
👉 Lesson: God’s hiding places are not places of death, but preparation for new life.
4️⃣ Our Shelter Today: Jesus Christ
In the New Testament, we find the ultimate fulfillment of Job’s longing — in Jesus Christ.
When God’s wrath against sin came upon humanity, Jesus became our hiding place.
📖Colossians 3:3 says:
>🫶🏻“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
Through Christ’s sacrifice, we are hidden — not in a grave of despair, but in the grace of God.
He bore the wrath so we could dwell in mercy.
👉 Lesson: In every storm, we are hidden not by death, but by the love of Christ.
🫶🏻Job 14:13 teaches us a sacred truth:
Even in moments when we feel buried, forgotten, or surrounded by darkness — God is not done yet.
The hiding is not punishment; it is protection.
The silence is not absence; it is preparation.
So when life becomes too heavy, we can pray like Job:
🛐 “Lord, hide me in Your mercy until the storm has passed.”
Because when the storm ends, the sun of His grace will rise again — brighter than ever before
